Funeral by bahari (rated T, which is probably PG)
Fandom: DEATH NOTE
Pairing: L/Light (or rather L/Raito, since bahari uses that name for Light)
Length: ~6000
Author on LJ: Unknown
Author Website: Fanfiction.net
Why this must be read:
It was difficult to choose just one bahari fanfic to rec, but after long consideration, I believe this one is the most extraordinary. Why? It contains two events which would normally be extremely out of character for L, but bahari writes so convincingly that the story manages to make both of them seem completely in character. These two events are things that a lot of fanfic writers try to write about, and they almost invariably fail, but bahari succeeds beautifully.
It is a divergence AU, with events striking off from the canon storyline shortly before the mid-point climax. To understand what is happening in this fic, you'll need to have read/watched Death Note up to that point, or otherwise you'll be totally lost.
There's very little smut, mostly kissing and making out with other things implied, but the relationship has a lot of emotional intensity. Both L and Light are showing extraordinary displays of emotions in this fic, and yet, at the same time, L's coldness is still preserved and Light's problems with empathy are preserved as well. It's a delicate line to walk, to show these two geniuses in such a state, but bahari manages to walk that line precisely and to come up with good reasons for everything that happens.
Funeral
Pairing: L/Light (or rather L/Raito, since bahari uses that name for Light)
Length: ~6000
Author on LJ: Unknown
Author Website: Fanfiction.net
Why this must be read:
It was difficult to choose just one bahari fanfic to rec, but after long consideration, I believe this one is the most extraordinary. Why? It contains two events which would normally be extremely out of character for L, but bahari writes so convincingly that the story manages to make both of them seem completely in character. These two events are things that a lot of fanfic writers try to write about, and they almost invariably fail, but bahari succeeds beautifully.
It is a divergence AU, with events striking off from the canon storyline shortly before the mid-point climax. To understand what is happening in this fic, you'll need to have read/watched Death Note up to that point, or otherwise you'll be totally lost.
There's very little smut, mostly kissing and making out with other things implied, but the relationship has a lot of emotional intensity. Both L and Light are showing extraordinary displays of emotions in this fic, and yet, at the same time, L's coldness is still preserved and Light's problems with empathy are preserved as well. It's a delicate line to walk, to show these two geniuses in such a state, but bahari manages to walk that line precisely and to come up with good reasons for everything that happens.
Funeral